A new adventure for Penny! It is Health Awareness Month in Ralph's school. The new arrival in the pencil case, Baron de Couberpen, is whipping the pencils into shape for the inaugural Pencilympics. But even before the Pencilympic flame is lit, the competition takes a terrible turn when Cheetah the Cheater almost drowns during training for the rowing race. Penny has her suspicions of who is behind the sinister sabotage. Part of the Penny the Pencil series. Eileen O'Hely is an Australian of Irish descent. She is the best-selling author of three previous Penny the Pencil books and currently lives in Sydney. Nicky Phelan's film, Foetus, was selected and screened in the Galway Film Fleadh 2003 in the Best New Irish Animation Short category. Nicky is currently working in Brown Bag Films who were involved in the animation of 'Give up yer aul' sins'.

 

This book is part of a book series called Penny the Pencil .

There are 226 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by The Mercier Press Ltd .

Eileen O'Hely is Australian born to Irish parents. She is the best-selling author of five earlier Penny the Pencil books. Nicky Phelan is animation director at Brown Bag Films, home to 'Give Up Your Oul Sins' and 'The Maceys'. Eileen O'Hely was born in Australia to Irish parents. She is the author of the successful Penny the Pencil series for 5-8 year olds. This is her first book for older children. She currently lives in Sydney.